With measures such as mandatory masking, physical distancing and limitations on business and social activities having been put aside amid improved pandemic conditions, California could be in line for a more active flu season this year.
More than 2½ years into the battle against COVID-19, officials are warning that this fall and winter could see the rebound of a more traditional foe: the flu.the last two seasons, a development some attribute to the infection-prevention protocols put in place to ward off the coronavirus.
“It’s not clear what this fall and winter will be like. However, because there are fewer masks being worn and there’s more intermingling, we’re likely to see much more influenza than we’ve seen in the past two years,” Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said.“Getting both vaccines at the same visit increases the chance that a person will be up to date with their vaccinations,” the CDC says.
One warning sign comes from Australia, which saw its winter peak of lab-confirmed flu cases hit a level not seen since at least 2017, according to data Ferrer presented. Australia, in the Southern Hemisphere, has its autumn begin in March, and its winter begins in June., which is what’s circulating here. And it also started earlier than usual this year, in late April, and then ... cases increased sharply.
Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, a UC San Francisco infectious diseases expert, has suggested that those eligible get both the flu shot and the updated COVID-19 booster no later than October, or as soon as possible after that.
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